North West Comedy Awards 2019 winners
- John Thomson was presented with a Legend title at the North West Comedy Awards 2019
- Dan Nightingale was Best Act, Sarah Millican took the TV prize, and Callum Oakley was Best Newcomer
- Liverpool's Hot Water Comedy Club and its MC Paul Smith took home four prizes
John Thomson and Sarah Millican are amongst the winners of the North West Comedy Awards 2019.
Liverpool's Hot Water Comedy Club and the venue's resident MC, Paul Smith, were the big winners this year, taking home the prizes in four of the categories. Smith notably brought his solo show Hiya Mate to the Echo Arena in November.
The results, based on a public vote, were announced last night at a ceremony at The Frog And Bucket comedy club in Manchester.
Speaking to British Comedy Guide, organiser Adam Rushton said: "The North West Scene is the strongest on the circuit at the moment, we have the biggest club on the circuit, the best promoter on the circuit and I would say the best pool of talent on the circuit. You only have to look at what happened with Paul Smith this year to see how strong the North West scene is."
The full results are:
Legend Award
Best Act
Other nominees: Alex Boardman, Steve Harris and Adam Rowe.
Best Compere
Other nominees: Lou Conran, Danny McLoughlin and Freddy Quinne.
Breakthrough Act
Other nominees: Jamie Hutchinson, Josh Jones and Simon Lomas.
Alternative Act
Delightful Sausage
Other nominees: Keith Carter as Stacy Silcox, Dickie Minge and Scarlett Sohandsome.
Best Solo Show
Paul Smith - Hiya Mate
Other nominees: Gary Delaney - Gagster Paradise, Tez Ilyas - Teztify and Kiri Pritchard-McLean - Victim Complex.
TV Comedian Of The Year
Other nominees: Gary Delaney, Tez Ilyas and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Best Comedy Club
Hot Water Comedy Club
Other nominees: The Comedy Store, Laughterhouse and The Frog & Bucket.
Best Small Comedy Club
Group Therapy
Other nominees: Off The Rails (Saddleworth), Bare Faced Comedy (Burscough) and XS Malarkey.
Best Promoter
Other nominees: Peter Vincent (Manford's Comedy Club), Bobby Murdock and Bren & Val Riley.
Best Open Mic
New Stuff at The Comedy Store
Other nominees: Shhaark, The Comedy Balloon and The Albion in Warrington.
Best Podcast
All Killa No Filla
Other nominees: Don't Tell Anyone But, Mondeo Law.
Social Media Award
Paul Smith and Hot Water Comedy Club
Other nominees: Danny Sutcliffe, Stephen Tries and Chris Washington.